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Storms_Legacy Registered: Jan '07	Date Posted: 5/10 10:34am Subject: Through All Things(AU post-Invincible speculation vig trilogy; no spoilers)second vig up- Breathing - Date Edited: 5/17 6:24pm (4 edits total) Edited By: Storms_Legacy
	Title: Through All Things Author: Storms_legacy Timeframe: Post Invincible AU Characters: Ben and Luke Skywalker, Corran and Valin Horn, Kyp Durron, Zekk, Anakin Solo, Darth Caedus, Tahiri Veila, Jaina Solo Genre: Drama/Suspense Summary: Jaina Solo failed. She's being held captive by Caedus, while the others try to figure out how to save her and bring down the Sith Lord. Someone has to help, and there's only one person who can, but he's dead, right? Notes: This is a series of vignettes that started with a challenge from a fellow writer on Fanfic, with the prompt 'Did you see what he just did?' It kinda evolved into its own series...Right now, two out of three of the initial trilogy are done, but the third and the companion piece aren't, as of yet. Volume One: Returning The Netherworld of the Force was a peaceful place. At one time, it was rarely disturbed, even by the Sith. Now was a different time. Now, a Sith Lord by the name of Darth Caedus had turned the peaceful abyss on its head. Far off, on an all too familiar jungle planet, a lone figure stood. He was an ethereal being, at the most. The glow of an inner blue light shrouded his face from any onlookers that might happen by. “Why do you stand here, my boy?” The young man turned, icy light azure eyes flicked over the wraith that appeared out of the mists. “I stand here because I need to. I stand here because I there is no one left to stand against him. I have to do something, Vergere,” he told his new companion. Unruly dark hair fell into his eyes, shadowing the look of deep disappointment in his eyes. “Caedus defeated Jaina. He’s holding her a prisoner, to make an example out of her, for the rest of the family. There’s no one left. Something has to be done.” He paused, staring off into the mists of the jungle moon. The other, Vergere, moved closer to him. “You know what to do, youngling. Do as I have taught you. You know that only you can do it. Only you can save him.” With that, his fellow Force-wraith disappeared from sight, leaving him to his thoughts. Now his mind was made up. It was the second chance that he never thought that he would have. All he had to do was recreate what had been destroyed. He could stop the war that would send the galaxy into utter chaos and stop the destruction. He could even save her, the one he loved. Maybe there was a chance for him after all. After another few moments, he settled down to begin his little project and pick his destination. --- Halfway across the galaxy, on Coruscant, a small group of Jedi sat around an even smaller table deep in the cityscape. Jedi Masters Luke Skywalker, Kyp Durron, and Corran Horn, Jedi Knights Valin Horn and Zekk, and Jedi Apprentice Ben Skywalker sat quietly, each pondering what their plan needed to be. They had to bring down Caedus, and this was their last chance. He’d captured Jaina when she’d tried to defeat him. He wouldn’t kill her, but he tortured her. All of them could feel both her mental and her physical agony through the Force. She’d failed. It was tearing her up that she’d failed. She had been her brother’s last hope for redemption. Now she just wished that he would get it over with and kill her like she knew he was planning. “We’ll have to sneak into his quarters, or there’s no chance,” Zekk said. “He doesn’t leave his quarters very much anymore, unless he has to.” The young Jedi placed a datapad on the table. He pressed a button, and a hologram appeared. The layout of the building where Caedus’s apartment appeared over the screen. “We can enter here,” he indicated a duct that would take them directly to the Sith Lord’s quarters. “Jace-Caedus does his training there. If we can get the timing right, then we can ambush him, and take him down,” the dark haired Jedi told the rest of the group. Kyp shook his head. “No, that won’t work. He won’t fight us if we all go in. He’ll run. He knows that the Jedi Masters have been attacking him in groups since he nearly killed Kyle. He won’t go for it if all six of us go at him. He’ll make a run for it and either take his little apprentice with him, or send her to get rid of us at the cost of her life.” The Jedi Master glared at the wall, almost, almost wanting to take out his fury on something. He’d watched Jacen and Jaina grow up. It hurt him to see that the innocent, animal-crazy, bad-joke-cracking Jacen Solo had become the dark, ruthless psychopathic Darth Caedus. It hurt him just as much to think that Han was going to lose both of his sons. Anakin’s death had been an accident, but also a sacrifice. Anakin had been willing to die for the Jedi, and for his family. Jacen had to be killed. There was no one left to try to save him. Even Luke had given up, for all that Luke had seen the light within Darth Vader, who had been given up as lost by everyone else. “And I suppose you have a better idea?” Zekk challenged. Kyp turned his glare on the younger Jedi. “No, but you can’t kill what you can’t catch.” Zekk promptly shut his mouth, but glared at Kyp. He muttered something about Kyp being an ‘arrogant git’ under his breath before the Jedi Master decided to ignore him. It was then that Ben and Corran noticed the blue glow that was growing of its own accord on the opposite side of the small room. The two exchanged glances, Corran’s hand flying to his lightsaber. “What can we do, then?” Valin asked, voicing the question that was on Zekk and Kyp’s minds. No one said anything, while Ben and Corran watched as the glow continued to grow in size and strength. What in the world is it? Corran wondered. He’d been a Jedi for thirty years and had never seen anything like it before, and he’d seen some pretty interesting things. A frown creased Ben’s forehead, there was something coming from whatever the light was. It was...a presence of some sort, just barely there. He felt like he should know who it was, but it wouldn’t come to him. He shot a glance at his father, who seemed to have noticed it. Zekk and Kyp were still glaring at each other, but Valin, too, had noticed it. The glow began to take form as clouds. The clouds sparked and fizzled with power as whatever it was grew closer. They expanded, mist flowing toward the Jedi. Kyp and Zekk had begun talking again, arguing about what had to be done, and whether they would try to turn Caedus or kill him. “Then what’s the point!? There’s no one who can stand up to him anymore!” Zekk yelled. A brilliant flash of light filled the room, followed by a bang that rocked the building, knocking all of them to the ground. They all looked up to see that the cloud had become a vortex. The energies flowing from it were almost overwhelming Light Side waves. Within a few seconds, all six of them were on their feet, lightsabers in their hands and ignited. Seconds crawled by, then a minute, then two. They finally began to relax when a dark shape hurtled out of the misty vortex. It skidded across the ground and rolled into Corran, knocking the Jedi Master into his two colleagues, who caught him. “Ow,” the shape said, rolling onto its back. Everyone but Ben gasped when the person got to his feet and stepped into the light. “Did you – What the – How did – Did you see what he just did??” The incredulous Zekk demanded. No one else spoke as the Jedi gazed upon a fallen hero who had returned. The silence was heavy on the air until Valin broke it by stepping forward and offering the other young man a hand in friendship. “It’s good to see you again, my friend. You haven’t changed a bit.” A lopsided grin split the ice-eyed youth’s face, and he grasped his old friend’s hand. He turned to Luke, still grinning. “Is there room on your team for one more, Uncle Luke?” He asked. Anakin Solo was back, and he meant business. No one was going to bring down the galaxy on his watch. --- Up next - Breathing
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jadesabre75 Registered: Nov '07	Date Posted: 5/10 11:38am Subject: RE: Returning (AU post-Invincible speculation vig- Skywalkers, Valin and Corran Horn, Kyp, Zekk, Ana
	Yeah baby! I love this! Now while I don't like that Jaina was defeated, I love that Anakin is gonna kick some Sith butt! Can't wait to see where you take this! Great job! -----signature----- Stories are in my bio! Have at it! "Writers block is when your characters get tired of everything you do to them and go on strike." Lucky Member of the Jagateers: Jagateer of the Imperial Red Swim Trunks
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Ceillean Registered: Nov '01	Date Posted: 5/10 12:13pm Subject: RE: Returning (AU post-Invincible speculation vig- Skywalkers, Valin and Corran Horn, Kyp, Zekk, Ana
	How happy I would be if this really happened in canon. Anakin Solo totally kicking Jacen's butt. Ah...wonderful thought. Could you please PM me when you update? -----signature----- I'm having trouble dealing with the fact that Kyp Durron is a fictional character
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Aiel Registered: Oct '04	Date Posted: 5/11 1:03am Subject: RE: Returning (AU post-Invincible speculation vig- Skywalkers, Valin and Corran Horn, Kyp, Zekk, Ana
	Great start, I'd really love a PM for this if your going to have a list. Thanks so much, fantastic job! -----signature----- Master to TheOnlyJediPrincess Bar-Wench of the Meanders Inn/O'Kooky Pub. A Slight Disruption: http://boards.theforce.net/the_saga/b10476/26022301/ Revolution of Fate: COMING SOON! "The Beatles save the world from boredom."- George Harrison.
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Storms_Legacy Registered: Jan '07	Date Posted: 5/11 3:12pm Subject: RE: Returning (AU post-Invincible speculation vig- Skywalkers, Valin and Corran Horn, Kyp, Zekk, Ana
	jadesabre75 posted: Yeah baby! I love this! Now while I don't like that Jaina was defeated, I love that Anakin is gonna kick some Sith butt! Can't wait to see where you take this! Well, I can't say I like Jaina being defeated either, but then, I wrote this after reading Revelation, and it was the only reason I could think of for Anakin to come back, so... Great job! Glad you liked it! Ceillean posted: How happy I would be if this really happened in canon. Anakin Solo totally kicking Jacen's butt. Ah...wonderful thought. Wouldn't that be lovely if Anakin did? sigh Caedus deserves it anyway. Could you please PM me when you update? Will do! Aiel posted: Great start, I'd really love a PM for this if your going to have a list. Thanks so much, fantastic job! Consider yourself on the PM list! Just a heads up to y'all, this is a trilogy of vignettes plus a companion piece. I don't really have the time to write an epic, what with the non-Star Wars stuff I've got going...the next vig'll be up on Saturday, if I can get to it. Thanks!
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Storms_Legacy Registered: Jan '07	Date Posted: 5/17 6:29pm Subject: RE: Through All Things(AU post-Invincible speculation vig trilogy; no spoilers) first vig up- Return
	Volume Two: Breathing It’s good to be back, Anakin Solo thought as he watched his uncle. The young man had been dead for over thirteen years, and suddenly, here he was. The other Jedi in the small room were still dumbfounded. Anakin had been killed on the Myrkr mission, about three years into the war with the Yuuzhan Vong. None of them had ever thought that they would see him again, for more than one reason – his body had been burned in a traditional Jedi funeral on Hapes. Not to mention, no one had ever returned from the dead, not even one of the Jedi. “Er, of course, Anakin. You are welcome to join us,” Luke said. The Grand Master of the Jedi Order shook his head, trying to clear it enough to think. This was a very interesting situation. If Anakin had come back from the dead through the Force…did that mean that Mara could, too? Anakin must have seen the look on his uncle’s face, because he spoke. “She won’t come back, Uncle Luke. Aunt Mara knew that it was the end, and she won’t come back. She said that she loves you, though. And she told me to tell you to ‘kill the kriffing Sith’, as she put it.” A half smile flickered across Luke’s face when Anakin said that, but only for a moment. His blue eyes clouded as he thought of his wife, who had been killed by Caedus several months before. The Jedi Master nodded and turned away. Ben shifted and walked over to his father in an attempt to comfort him. Anakin watched for a moment, then turned to Kyp and Zekk, who were standing by the table that still had Zekk’s datapad on it, to grant his uncle and cousin some privacy. “What are the plans?” He asked. Zekk reached toward the table, picked up the datapad, and handed it to Anakin while still staring at the ice-eyed youth. “Zekk, stop staring. It’s really me.” Zekk blinked his dark-ringed emerald eyes several times. “Oh. Sorry, Anakin.” Zekk stepped away, rather weary of his old friends’ younger brother. “How did you do it?” Kyp asked. Anakin turned to frown at him. “What?” “Did you really die, or have you been alive all this time? If you did die, then how did you come back?” The middle-aged Jedi asked. “I died, Kyp, on the Myrkr mission. How did I come back? An old friend taught me a thing or two about the Force….” Anakin gave Kyp one of the famous Solo grins. “I know what you’re thinking. You can’t use the technique unless you’re dead, and even then, only a select few can, and I’m the only one who has ever tried it and gotten success. Don’t even think about it, Kyp.” Corran chuckled from where he stood, next to Kyp. “The kid’s got you figured out, Durron…” Corran said. Kyp gave Corran a look that said ‘shut up or you will regret it.’ Everyone in the room chuckled at that. “Alright, so. Let’s get this figured out,” Anakin said, holding up Zekk’s datapad. It was a few hour later when three of them – Anakin, Corran, and Zekk – crouched on top of the building where Caedus’ apartment was located. They could feel his presence in the building. There was another one that was also very familiar, but the feelings coming from the other presence were so odd, tainted, that none of them could recognize who it was. Anakin’s grip on the spare lightsaber he had been given tightened. He closed his eyes for a moment, calming himself. He was surprised by how nervous he was. This was his brother, after all. For just a moment, he wondered what it would be like for Jacen if he was in Anakin’s position. There was a clatter in front of him, where Zekk had been working on getting the vent open. “Oops.” “What did you do, Zekk?” Corran asked, putting a hand over his face, covering his eyes for a moment. “Uh. I dropped the grate and it made a loud noise?” Corran made a noise of pure exasperation. “How did you drop it?! It wasn’t even large enough to go through the blasted hole.” “I don’t know, alright!” Corran shook his head at the younger Jedi. Zekk shrugged and slipped into the opening. Corran followed, then Anakin. They crawled through the shafts for quiet some time, checking their location every once in a while. Finally, Zekk stopped crawling and started prying another grate open. Corran watched him pointedly until Zekk got annoyed. “If you don’t think I can do it without dropping it, why don’t you just use the Force to levitate it?” Zekk was being a smart-aleck, and he knew it. Everyone in the Jedi Order knew that the Halcyon family had always had problems with telekinesis and that Corran was a Halcyon in all but name due to his father being adopted by Rostek Horn. Corran glared at Zekk, wishing several rather nasty things upon the Jedi Knight. “Be quiet, bug-boy. You’ll give away our position.” After that comment, neither of the other Jedi spoke until Zekk had gotten the grille up. He checked the room beneath them, then he and Corran jumped down, landing softly on the mat below. Anakin followed after a slight pause. Just a moment after they landed, a few small lights flickered on. The person standing in the doorway was certainly not Caedus. Anakin could tell that much even though he could not see who it was. The snap-hiss of a lightsaber being activated filled the room. Anakin moved slightly, just enough that he could see who it was but they could not see who he was. The sight of a young blond woman greeted him. Her hair was pulled back in a tight ponytail, giving her pretty features a harsh look. Vertical white lines stood out against the skin of her forehead. Those scars were the souvenir of time Anakin had rescued her from the Yuuzhan Vong shapers. His eyes ventured to hers. Instead of the clear green he was looking for, he saw yellow irises, tinged with orange close to the rim. There was only a slim corona of green surrounding the color her eyes had become. “Tahiri, don’t,” Zekk said, holding up one hand. His other hand rested on his lightsaber. “I am not Tahiri! My name is Darth Eresa!” She called. The blade she held was not the brilliant sapphire one that she had built at the academy on Yavin 4. It was the scarlet of fresh blood. She took a step forward. Instantly, Zekk’s yellow-orange blade was ignited and in a guard position. Within a moment, Corran’s silver blade was ignited as well. “And who’s that behind you? That coward, Ben Skywalker?” She sneered. Zekk and Corran exchanged glances but did not move. Then they glanced at Anakin, who shook his head. “No,” he said. Anakin stepped out so that she could see him. “Wha – no! You – you – but – you can’t be Anakin! He’s dead!” Tahiri shouted, reeling back. “Tahiri, are you listening to yourself?” Anakin asked. “Do you hear what you just said?” He took a step closer to her. She was staring at him with horrified eyes. “But, but, Anakin, you can’t be! There’s no way…is there?” Her expression softened slightly and she lowered her blade. Her hands shook as she held the hilt. Finally, she dropped it, letting the lightsaber extinguish. Tears began to stream down her face as she watched him. Then she threw herself at him. It wasn’t a lunge or an attack. It was that of a girl who had lost her best friend and first love, only to have him restored to her years later. She buried her face in his shoulder, sobbing. He patted her back, trying to comfort her. She looked up at him then, tears filling her eyes and streaming down her face. Before either of them realized it, their lips met in a soft kiss. I feel like I was being choked and I can finally breathe again…Tahiri thought. It was then that a deep, malevolent chuckle resounded from a few feet away. “How touching. If only it wasn’t so pitiful.” The speaker stepped forward, a twisted smirk on his face. Once brandy brown eyes watched the small group. Dark Side yellow surrounded the black pupils. The dark haired man laughed, a bitter, dark sound. “No matter what you do, you cannot win, Anakin Solo. It is over before you begin,” Caedus said. --- Up Next - Changing
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Jag4Me Title: Bet Your Knowledge and Man Bites Dog Hostess Registered: Jan '08	Date Posted: 5/17 6:39pm Subject: RE: Through All Things(AU post-Invincible speculation vig trilogy; no spoilers)second vig up- Breath
	I love Anakin coming back! Will be watching for the next part. -----signature----- "Your new nickname, especially in the TIS circle, is the Stoner." - Trika_Kenobi "All biologists know that the peacock with the most extravagant tail wins the peahen." Archy McNally
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jadesabre75 Registered: Nov '07	Date Posted: 5/17 7:22pm Subject: RE: Through All Things(AU post-Invincible speculation vig trilogy; no spoilers)second vig up- Breath
	Oooo. Kick his butt Anakin!!!! Great chapter! -----signature----- Stories are in my bio! Have at it! "Writers block is when your characters get tired of everything you do to them and go on strike." Lucky Member of the Jagateers: Jagateer of the Imperial Red Swim Trunks
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star_writer24 Registered: Aug '06	Date Posted: 5/17 8:07pm Subject: RE: Through All Things(AU post-Invincible speculation vig trilogy; no spoilers)second vig up- Breath
	I'm really enjoying this. Hope you update soon! -----signature----- Never under estimate the power of the dark side. Do or do not! There is no try. Hmmmmmm.
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Ceillean Registered: Nov '01	Date Posted: 5/18 3:56am Subject: RE: Through All Things(AU post-Invincible speculation vig trilogy; no spoilers)second vig up- Breath - Date Edited: 5/18 3:57am (1 edits total) Edited By: Ceillean
	I hope Anakin kicks Caedus's butt. Who knows what new powers Anakin's learned since...well...being dead. Huh. That doesn't sound right, but still. I liked how you brought Tahiri into the picture. I wonder how long Anakin will be allowed to stay? Thanks for the PM! Great update. EDIT: The new title is great, by the way. -----signature----- I'm having trouble dealing with the fact that Kyp Durron is a fictional character
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Jek_Windu Registered: Jan '03	Date Posted: 5/22 9:14am Subject: RE: Through All Things(AU post-Invincible speculation vig trilogy; no spoilers)second vig up- Breath
	Awesome stuff. Can't wait for the next part- of course, we all know that Anakin at 17 would trounce Caedus. -----signature----- Tryanids: You don't have enough bullets! Imperial Guard: YES WE DO! R.I.P. Trini
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Jedimaster_JainaSolo Registered: Jun '03	Date Posted: 5/22 10:04am Subject: RE: Through All Things(AU post-Invincible speculation vig trilogy; no spoilers)second vig up- Breath
	Dude! I love the idea of Anakin coming back! This is awesome! Great job! Dana -----signature----- Excited padawan of NYCitygurl Behind the Durasteel Mask: http://boards.theforce.net/beyond_the_saga/b10477/28439445 "Don't let anyone look down on you because you are young..." 1 Timothy 4:12
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Storms_Legacy Registered: Jan '07	Date Posted: 5/23 8:56am Subject: RE: Through All Things(AU post-Invincible speculation vig trilogy; no spoilers)second vig up- Breath
	Jag4Me posted: I love Anakin coming back! Will be watching for the next part. I'm glad you liked it! I don't know how soon the next part will be up, since I've been working solely on my non-Star Wars fandom projects and the SW epics that I'm supposed to be writing with a friend of mine, but I have started, it just depends on how soon I get my butt working on it... jadesabre75 posted: Oooo. Kick his butt Anakin!!!! Great chapter! Hehe...the next part will be interesting, won't it....Anakin had better kick his butt, or y'all won't be very happy with me, will you? xP star_writer24 posted: I'm really enjoying this. Hope you update soon! Will do as soon as it's done and edited. Ceillean posted: I hope Anakin kicks Caedus's butt. Who knows what new powers Anakin's learned since...well...being dead. Huh. That doesn't sound right, but still. You're right, it doesn't, but hey, it's true isn't it? Ceillean posted: I wonder how long Anakin will be allowed to stay? Hmmm...I dunno...I have to figure that out... Ceillean posted: The new title is great, by the way. Thank you! Jek_Windu posted: Awesome stuff. Can't wait for the next part- of course, we all know that Anakin at 17 would trounce Caedus. Of course! Who could beat the amazing Anakin Solo, who came back from the dead for this? Jedimaster_JainaSolo posted: Dude! I love the idea of Anakin coming back! This is awesome! Great job! Thanks!
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